“They’re not furry like a cat or a dog or anything like that, but they have a right to be here just like anything else.” –Frogwatcher and Cleveland Metroparks Citizen Scientist Al Markowski

Al is one of 1,200 Metroparks volunteers who has committed his time to the Watershed Volunteer Program since 2012. In total, volunteers like Al have donated 11,000 hours of their time to research at the Watershed Stewardship Center.